Example sentences of "[pron] found out " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was an Edinburgh solicitor who had two houses , two cars and had commuted between two women before one of them found out about the other . |
| 2 | It was no particular shock when I found out ; I had expected the test to be positive . |
| 3 | However , this is not always easy to achieve , as I found out when I first returned to work in 1977 after my degree course . |
| 4 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 5 | The bike 's many gears , light frame and thinnish tyres also make it highly suitable for cycle touring , as I found out on a weekend 's cycling trip in Normandy . |
| 6 | But I 'd bought the wrong weedkiller , it was Tumbleweed and I found out later it 's only lethal to tropical fish , apparently I should have bought pathklear which is much stronger . |
| 7 | Later I found out that my husband was being unfaithful to me . |
| 8 | When some boys at the school put excrement under the headmaster 's chair , he contrasted the culprits unfavourably with true school sportsmen : ‘ Last Friday I was feeling pretty low when I found out about this lot … but then I went to football on Saturday , there were several lads and teachers there , playing their hearts out or giving up their time just for the school , and then I thought , ‘ Perhaps , it 's not so bad after all . ’ |
| 9 | The next day I found out why . |
| 10 | Years later , after my mother 's death , I found out what had caused that first attack and precipitated the fatal one . |
| 11 | ‘ And by the way , ’ said Elinor as she handed round tea and biscuits , ‘ I found out that the Chatwin kid was traced to a gypsy camp at the Appleby Horse Fair but before the police could pick him up he 'd disappeared again . ’ |
| 12 | I would never try on something revealing like a swimming costume in a communal changing room , because when I was bigger I 'd be thinking everyone would be looking at the bulgy bits thinking how fat I was ( well , this is what I thought after I found out what my friends had been saying ) , and now I would feel too self-conscious because other girls would be thinking how skinny I look . |
| 13 | When I found out that we had been placed next to each other in class with all my friends around I went , ‘ Oh no , I 'm sitting next to Grant ’ . |
| 14 | As soon as I found out the truth about myself , all my cares and worries fell away . |
| 15 | I found out about that in Buenos Aires . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Anyway , when I found out how well-known he was , I made sure the first spot was very organised . |
| 17 | I found out who they are just before I left to see you . |
| 18 | I kept this news to myself when I found out . |
| 19 | I found out he 'd fired his caddie John Moorhouse and then he 'd tried a German lad , but he 'd only lasted the practice round ! |
| 20 | I found out afterwards that the man was Mr. Mould , known as Tammy , who with his two spinster sisters ran ‘ Moulds Dining Rooms ’ in Winchester Street . |
| 21 | Imagine my horror when I found out that the fire had now spread to this building , where my father worked . |
| 22 | ( I found out later this was his old beat . |
| 23 | It certainly seemed that a chapter of my life was closing , and I felt even more disgruntled when I found out that the other girls had all managed to get postings near their homes for their final few months in the Service . |
| 24 | Interestingly , I found out that there are fashions in wine . |
| 25 | But then I found out just how hard life could really be . |
| 26 | Five months ago I found out that my husband was having an affair and , after confronting him about it , he decided to move out . |
| 27 | Eventually , I found out about the Dog Welfare and Rescue Society in Stokenchurch and spoke to the kennel manager who said just what I had been longing to hear . |
| 28 | I found out how well after a serious filter failure while away , but it did take a few days for the lethargic specimen to return to full health . |
| 29 | Klondyke Trading Co are responsible for providing a variety of straps for both the home market and the world , but as I found out on a recent visit there 's more to making one guitar strap than meets the eye , let alone producing thousands . |
| 30 | It was n't until The Byrds ’ ‘ Untitled ’ double album came out with the liner notes explaining all about the string-bender that I found out what a fool I 'd been … |